How to pronounce 赤柱 in Cantonese (2 out of 10):

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赤柱正灘
The Red Column is a beach.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

赤柱 cek3 cyu5
a place in Hong Kong called "Chek Chu"
"Stanley" (in English), where the Stanley Prison is located, hence people in Hong Kong often just use the words "Chek Chu" to refer to the prison
正 zing3
straight
upright
proper
main
principal
to correct
to rectify
exactly
just (at that time)
right (in that place)
(math.) positive
right in the middle
pure
authentic
shape with regular edges
just right
just happening
continuing
exactly like
very strong (sun)
formal
precisely
regular
obverse
sharp (time)
to straighten out
灘 taan1
shoal
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